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You might expect a book written by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu to be religious in nature (they do speak of their faith), but this book crosses all political, religious, and ethnic boundaries speaking to us as human beings living on Earth with other human beings.
David Brooks begins and ends this book with the importance of being seen. He begins with “The purpose of this book is to help us become more skilled at the art of seeing others and making them feel seen, heard and understood.” Why is this important as a parent or educator?
David Brooks begins this book by looking at the virtues our culture values – outward values such as ambition, creativity, status. He calls those resume values.